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Annemarie Cuccia @annemariec.bsky.social · 12h
Ever wondered how we report on homelessness compassionately and accurately @streetsensedc.bsky.social? I worked with a group of reporters on a guide to help journalists navigate the political division and complexities around Housing First, encampments, and more. drive.google.com/file/u/0/d/1...
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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 13h
The right's attacks on trans people have always been the tip of the spear, an entry point into wider abuses that threaten American democracy. Government agents have killed and kidnapped people on US streets. Tens of thousands are held in inhumane detention camps, deprived of due process.
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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 14h
A thing I learned about Meta when I was trying to understand how their statements relate to their actions a few years ago is that *they just tell absolutely indefensible lies* and journalists almost always let them. They believed no one would ever punish them for it in any way that matters.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh this is lovely.
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 28/09/2026
Check it out: Not one but TWO Democratic governors recently spoke out against the party abandoning trans rights. Plus Cheryl Reeve continues to be a stand out ally at the WNBA and a lawsuit confronts the impact of Trump's discriminatory policies in HIV/AIDS care. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Democratic Governors, WNBA Coach Defend Trans People in Sport - Assigned Media
Leading Off: Reagan appointed judge defends trans Americans, WNBA coach Cheryl Reeve defends trans athletes, and Governors Gretchen Whitmer and Andy Beshear both spoke out in favor of Democrats contin...
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Brianinja @brianinja.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Excellent article, including a quote by the inestimable Stacey Sutton of @uiccuppa.bsky.social
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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You cannot talk about "affordability" without talking about debt. We're being robbed twice. First at our workplace by our bosses who refuse to pay use enough. Then a second time by our creditors for charging us interest to borrow for what our bosses don't pay us. It's a sham.
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Indivisible Santa Fe ❌👑 @indivisiblesantafe.org · 25/09/2026
Election starts in New Mexico on October 6. Make a plan to be a first-day voter -- it's the patriotic thing to do 💙🇺🇸. If you can't vote first day, vote as early as you can. indivisiblesantafe.org/vote-early/
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No Kings: Vote Early
Nov 3 isn't Election Day. It's the deadline. You can vote any day from October 6 through October 31 in Santa Fe County. Treat November 3 like a tax deadline, not a plan — the date you never want to b...
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BBinCleveland @bbincleveland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Block Project Jupiter! @sourcenm.com. Link to Bloomberg article: archive.ph/9hXuN
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 24/09/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Sep The NYT, one of the nation's leading non-MAGA cheerleaders for ending GAC for youth, summarizes the status of the six major hospital systems which have stopped supplying care in settlements with the Trump admin. [gift] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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Hospitals Shut Youth Gender Clinics in Deal with Trump Administration
At least six hospitals have struck agreements with the Trump administration to pay fines and stop providing gender-transition treatments to minors.
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Africa Is a Country @africasacountry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A dispute inside a household in N’Djamena becomes a lesson in what money cannot substitute for: recognition, trust, and everyday human dignity. Republished from The Elephant africasacountry.com/2026/09/peop...
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People have to be treated as people
A dispute inside a household in N’Djamena becomes a lesson in what money cannot substitute for: recognition, trust, and everyday human dignity.
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Common Cause New Mexico @commoncausenm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Otero County Clerk here in NM is already stating in interviews she may not certify elections? Not on our watch.
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How rogue counties could help Trump and throw the midterms into chaos after Election Day
Since 2020, certification has increasingly become a tool for fringe local officials to delay results, force state intervention and cast doubt on votes they are legally required to finalize.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited future governors from handing over abortion providers, helpers, and patients to red states for criminal prosecution. The bill also barred extraditions involving transgender care.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 23/09/2026
NM lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday with the slow-going implementation of a new regional system for behavioral health. buff.ly/OithkxP
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New Mexico behavioral health committee closes in on goal of approving 13 regional health plans • Source New Mexico
The committee tasked with rebuilding New Mexico’s behavioral healthcare infrastructure has approved 11 of 13 regional plans.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In New Mexico, 1 in 5 children face food insecurity while our state exports over 90% of our agricultural products and imports over 90% of our food.   If we’re serious about fixing hunger and getting food from our farmer to hungry families, we have to fix our broken food system.
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 22/09/2026
NM lawmakers today heard about the state's ongoing housing and homelessness struggles, and some possible models for improvement in Las Cruces. buff.ly/lFFVOBW
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Report shows New Mexico still struggling with housing, homelessness despite $524M in recent spending • Source New Mexico
New Mexico still struggles with housing affordability, uneven regional growth and increasing homelessness, according to a new state report.
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
People in rural communities are being hit hard by cuts to SNAP and health coverage, higher costs from tariffs, and other policies adopted by the Trump Administration and congressional Republicans. @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the impact: www.cbpp.org/research/eco...
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Trump, Congressional Republican Agenda Has Harmed Rural Communities
Policies adopted by the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have adversely impacted individuals and families living in rural communities.
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 22/09/2026
A total of 43 wells in the Cieneguilla and La Cienega communities in Santa Fe County showed ‘forever chemical’ contamination in recent tests, Santa Fe County announced on Monday. buff.ly/7ZPjin7
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PFAS found in 43 water wells in Cieneguilla and La Cienega communities, new tests show • Source New Mexico
A total of 43 wells in the Cieneguilla and La Cienega communities in New Mexico showed PFAS contamination, NMED officials announced Monday.
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 22/09/2026
Tribal consultation isn’t optional, but the corporations building data centers in New Mexico are acting like it is.
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Big Tech Is Trampling Native Treaty Rights to Build Data Centers
Tribal consultation isn’t optional, but the corporations building data centers in New Mexico are acting like it is.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BREAKING: Kalshi is asking the CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, which would let users gamble with borrowed funds. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
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Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, letting users buy with borrowed funds
It's the latest move by the company as it and other event contract exchanges seek to gain greater participation by institutional traders.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Spending on data centers and other AI hardware now exceeds housing investment in the United States. According to the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, private housing investment was $748 billion in the second quarter, while spending onAI equipment and data centers rose to $752 billion.
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U.S. economy hits pivotal milestone: Spending on data centers and other information-processing hardware now exceeds housing investment | Fortune
"We’re seeing a pivotal shift in the US economy: investment is shifting away from residential investment and towards computers."
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sarah McBride's opponent removed from candidate forum for misgendering her. 6abc.com/post/candida...
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Candidate removed from forum after misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride
A candidate forum in Delaware was disrupted after a candidate for the U.S. House repeatedly misgendered his opponent.
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Riki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social NYT "Idaho lost 94 of the 268 physicians who were practicing obstetrics when the ban took effect, a 35 percent decline in the first two years. About half of Idaho’s 44 counties lack a practicing OB GYN."
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 17/09/2026
Virtual online English courses tailored around fields of work are provided at no-cost to assist with immigrant and refuge employment in New Mexico, state Workforce Solutions officials announced Wednesday. buff.ly/cZ547vH
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Free online English courses available for immigrant workers in New Mexico, state officials announce • Source New Mexico
English courses were made available at no-cost to assist the immigrant workforce, state workforce officials announced Wednesday.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My latest newsletter is a friendly bit of political advice for Democrats.
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Don't Surrender On Trans Rights
Many Democrats are running scared on trans issues. They shouldn't be.
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🏳️‍⚧️Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico🏳️‍⚧️ @tgrcnm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us Saturday, September 19th for the Gallup Pride Block Party! ALL ARE WELCOME Where: Coal Ave. between 2nd and 3rd in Gallup When: 9/19 from 4-7PM • Music • Crafts • Food trucks • Dance party • Health screenings Talent show after at El Morro Theater, 7PM 207 W. Coal Ave. Gallup, NM 87301
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🏳️‍⚧️Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico🏳️‍⚧️ @tgrcnm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Utility costs in ABQ are spiking, leaving trans and non-binary folks even more vulnerable! If you need utility assistance you can reach out to us. If you can help us keep the lights on for our community, donate here: tgrcnm.org/donate
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Donate — Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
Make a monthly contribution or a one-time gift to support the costs of our Drop-In Center, food for Center participants, and the many day-to-day expenses not covered by grants.
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🏳️‍⚧️Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico🏳️‍⚧️ @tgrcnm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thank you to our community for showing up to our ABQ showing of Second Nature! We had about 70 attendees. Thank you also to director Drew Denny for the Q&A, to the @SecondNatureDoc film team, and to everyone who watched online across the state. Last but definitely not least, thanks to The Guild!
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 16/09/2026
The New Mexico State Ethics Commission on Wednesday said that the tech giant Oracle spent more than $3.4 million in recent months on advertisements meant to influence the New Mexico Environment Department’s air quality permitting process for the Project Jupiter data center.
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New Mexico State Ethics Commission says Oracle’s $3.4M Project Jupiter ads sought to sway permitting • Source New Mexico
The New Mexico State Ethics Commission said Oracle disclosed a $3.4 million ad buy related to its Project Jupiter data center.
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Riki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social Only 27% of independent voters approval of Trump's job as president. That's an astonishing figure and gives a sense of just how out of step the Christian Right and its Project 2025 agenda are with the other two-thirds of the country. [free article]
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Democrats Gain Midterms Edge as Trump Drags Down Republicans, Per Times/Siena Poll
Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump’s economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
promise kept
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Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 16/09/2026
For my newsletter, I wrote about how we shouldn't ignore that a billionaire trying to build data centers is putting a hundred million into Republican anti-trans ads in these midterms. www.burnsnotice.com/the-data-cen...
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The Data Center Guy Wants This Election to be About Trans People
Elon Musk obviously hates trans people, but let's not pretend he has nothing to gain personally from a Republican win this fall
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 16/09/2026
A researcher told New Mexico lawmakers that funding is needed for continued studies on record-setting PFAS contamination at Lake Holloman. buff.ly/uiDbui8
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Researcher tells New Mexico lawmakers more funding needed for Holloman Lake wildlife PFAS testing • Source New Mexico
Researcher tells New Mexico lawmakers that studies of PFAS contamination in Holloman Lake need support in Legislature for funding.
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Congressman Greg Landsman @repgreglandsman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Haitians living legally in Ohio have built families, careers, and churches here. Ending their protections and treating them like criminals serves neither justice nor humanity.
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Don't send Ohio's Haitian neighbors 'back to hell' | Opinion
Opinion: Haitians found safety in Ohio. America shouldn't send them back.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/09/2026
Arienne Childrey, an Ohio LGBTQ+ rights leader and trans candidate, speaks out about being stonewalled by the Ohio Democratic Party for confronting Dem. Governor Candidate Amy Acton's anti-trans comments. People tell us to "just speak with the candidates." This shows why that doesn't always work.
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Ally is a Verb
The True Story of the Ohio Democratic Establishment’s Demand for Silence, the Fight to Be Heard, and Why True Solidarity Cannot Coexist with Political Triangulation.
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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A lot of people think “surgery for trans youth never happens, so it’s okay if we offer that up as a sacrifice.” And it -is- rare but we need to defend it as between a doctor and their patient, and parents. Sometimes, it is necessary, often as a result of complications. Please read this article.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15/09/2026
Iowa Dem. Gov. candidate Rob Sand was confronted at a rally yesterday over anti-trans positions. A constituent asked if he would walk them back. He refused to, and in fact said he supported sports bans. Another constituent shouted "COWARD!" in the background. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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“Coward!”: Iowa Dem Governor Candidate Rob Sand Comes Under Fire At Campaign Rally After Saying He Agreed With Trans Sports Bans
Apparently, Sand could not tell this prospective constituent that he supported equal rights for everybody.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's clear that the Trump regime is committing an armed robbery in Venezuela, and they won't tell the public who's getting the loot.
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 15/09/2026
New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham, during a discussion with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox about healthy disagreement, challenged the National Governors' Association, characterizing the organization as "feckless" regarding federal immigration policy. buff.ly/xS6eXu7
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New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham and Utah Gov. Cox discuss how to ‘disagree better’ across party lines • Source New Mexico
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham levied criticism Monday against the National Governors Association, which she characterized as “feckless.”
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 15/09/2026
The son-in-law of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Luke Lindberg, will now run the UN's World Food Program
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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Incredible headline here (among other things)
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Texas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to community
Disbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 15/09/2026
In a brief blog post with few details published on Monday, Google announced it is “exploring” a potential data center in Lea County, New Mexico.
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Google announces it is ‘exploring’ a potential data center in rural New Mexico county • Source New Mexico
In a brief blog post, Google announced it is "exploring" a data center in a rural New Mexico county that includes the oil-rich Permian Basin.
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Congresswoman Valerie Foushee @foushee.house.gov · 15/09/2026
I'm voting to advance @algreen.house.gov’s Articles of Impeachment against President Trump.   Trump has defied court orders, started an illegal and disastrous war, has sent ICE into our communities, and so much more.   He is a threat to democracy and must be removed immediately.
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Africa Is a Country @africasacountry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
European officials are calling the EU-Mauritania migration deal a success. Here’s what the numbers don’t count. africasacountry.com/2026/09/what...
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What Europe’s migration deals are really buying
European officials are calling the EU-Mauritania migration deal a success. Here’s what the numbers don’t count.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/09/2026
Every time one of these stories comes out, it's shown that the parents were actually abusive. There is an asymmetry where the parents are given a platform by Christian nationalist orgs and Fox News while the state cannot discuss any details due to privacy. So the narrative is set by the parents.
Screenshot of a Fox News post on X reporting on a Massachusetts family whose daughter was placed in state custody over gender transition disputes, with an embedded Fox News broadcast segment titled "Gender Treatment Lawsuit."
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Albuquerque Journal @abqjournal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The new Immigrant Law Center director discusses advocacy, legal aid and protecting immigrant communities.
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Teague González envisions New Mexico as an immigrant rights model
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
From 2016, about a report from 2006. We have known for two DECADES now that white nationalists have been infiltrating law enforcement, and yet even most Dems remain unwilling to face the risks posed by our outsized reliance on heavily-armed police.
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FBI warned of white supremacists in law enforcement 10 years ago. Has anything changed?
In 2006, the FBI warned that white supremacists infiltrating local and state law enforcement posed a threat to national security. Some are asking, what's been done to curb the trend in the decade sin...
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